Etymology
Origin of gray-headed
First recorded in 1525–35
Example Sentences
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Although gray-headed flying foxes are native to Australia, they are transplants to Melbourne, forced farther south a few decades ago by habitat destruction.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023
In December 2019, during the scorching months known as Black Summer, about 4,500 gray-headed flying foxes in Melbourne perished over three days of extreme heat.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023
Every night, gray-headed flying fox bats fill the skies above Melbourne, Australia.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023
And she’s still got Shelly, her smiling, single-named companion, a gray-headed, bespectacled fellow who said he has known Ms. Byrd since she was a teenager.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2012
It sounded as though they were discussing a Rockefeller or a Mellon—and not some gray-headed, dignity- posturing bank janitor, or bond-house messenger.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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